Perhaps you've decided against getting the flu vaccine either because you don't think it's effective, you think it may actually be harmful, you think the widespread panic is mostly hype over what will inevitably be just another flu, or for any number ...

Now that it's flu season, it's important to take steps to protect yourself and others, especially when you're hanging out in one particular hotbed for germs -- the gym. Any given fitness facility will be crammed full with sweaty bodies clutching ...

Sick of feeling sick? Dr. Janine Bowring, ND, offers five steps to help prevent and treat colds and flu. Q: We always talk about treating a cold or flu, but are there ways to prevent one in the first place? A: Prevention is key in keeping a ...

Each morning, we dish out a few links we love. Tyra Banks feels best when she's wearing ... Absolutely nothing. I'm sure hundreds of thousands of men find this news agreeable. This winter, ward off the flu by eating more yogurt. When it comes to ...

Each morning, we dish out a few links we love. Eating only locally-grown food sounds like a good idea -- until you actually try it. The town of Mission, B.C. is and they've learned a hard lesson about where their coffee and beer come from. Can ...

The world seems to be freaking out about swine flu, a reportedly deadly strain of influenza that appears to have started in Mexico. Media reports are getting more and more alarmist as days into the "epidemic" continue yet the actual severity of the ...

Last week, the H1N1 virus (AKA Swine Flu) was declared a level 6 global flu pandemic by the World Health Organization. Here, infectious disease specialist, Dr. Neil Rau, talks about why he thinks this alert may be overblown, just a little. Q: As of ...

The New York Times' Well blog recently ran a post by Gretchen Reynolds on whether exercise boosts immunity. The key points? In a recent experiment, mice were divided into two groups; one rested comfortably in their cages, while the other ran on ...